HR Chapter 14

“Hate?” Xiao Qi smiled wryly, paused for a moment, and said, “He just gave me what he thought was best, but unfortunately, it wasn’t what I wanted.”

“My Xiao Qi is still very kind.” Lu Qinyuan used the spoon that had scooped the porridge to press on Xiao Qi’s lips, signaling him to open his mouth, “I’ll introduce you to someone another day, and you’ll find that there’s no such thing as the worst, only worse.”

Xiao Qi ate the porridge, tilted his head, and seemed to be thinking, “You mean I should be grateful to have met you, and it’s only right that I repay you with my body.”

Lu Qinyuan didn’t know what kind of brain circuit could connect these two things, but since Xiao Qi brought it up, Lu Qinyuan was also willing to express his attitude. Lu Qinyuan smiled, “I’m very glad you can see it that way. However, it’s not repaying with your body, it’s selling yourself to pay off debts. Xiao Qi, you owe me.”

Xiao Qi nodded, not denying it. He did owe him, but not willingly.

Then what exactly do you owe me?

Lu Qinyuan really wanted to ask, but he was afraid that Xiao Qi’s finger would point to his heart without hesitation. He would be unable to stop himself from wanting to dig out Xiao Qi’s heart to see which bastard was inside.

Although he was the newcomer, he had enough capital to overturn the former, but in fact, he couldn’t overturn the influence the former had left on Xiao Qi.

The two stopped talking, and the atmosphere fell into a strange silence. Occasionally, there would be the sound of spoons colliding with porcelain bowls. Lu Qinyuan attentively fed Xiao Qi porridge. Xiao Qi’s well-behavedness quickly calmed his inner anxiety. The bowl of porridge was quickly finished. Lu Qinyuan took a tissue to wipe Xiao Qi’s mouth, “Do you want more? I’ll get you another bowl.”

Before Xiao Qi could refuse, Lu Qinyuan had already gotten up and walked out. After a while, he came back with a bowl of porridge, still sitting by the bed, still with that serious and focused expression, refusing to allow refusal, holding the spoon to Xiao Qi’s lips, smiling and saying, “You’re too thin, you should eat more.”

Xiao Qi raised his eyes to look at him, his dark eyes deep and profound, his expression calm, not showing that he was angry, but Xiao Qi just knew that Lu Qinyuan was angry, and refusing would make Lu Qinyuan even more angry.

Another bowl of porridge was quickly finished. Lu Qinyuan, holding the bowl of porridge, asked in a low voice, “Can you still eat?”

Xiao Qi shook his head, and asked very carefully, “Can I not eat anymore?”

After asking, a wave of unspeakable sadness welled up in Xiao Qi’s heart. Why was he always pathetically begging for other people’s opinions? Why did he have to ask for other people’s permission?

Lu Qinyuan was stunned by the question. The sobbing pleas from every night suddenly flashed through his mind, accompanied by the silent night and the bright moonlight. The salty, helpless murmurs seemed to be formed from flowing tears.

What exactly was he doing? Lu Qinyuan asked himself. How could he push Xiao Qi to this point?

“Xiao Qi,” Lu Qinyuan hugged Xiao Qi tightly, as if trying to convey something through this hug. Sorry, or was he wrong? He opened his mouth, then closed it again, burying his face in Xiao Qi’s body.

Xiao Qi’s ear was pressed against Lu Qinyuan’s chest, his heart beating powerfully, like drums hitting out of rhythm, rapid and flustered, before gradually returning to peace after a long time. Bang, bang, bang, like knocking on his heart, making his heart involuntarily beat in time with that rhythm.

This sound was more beautiful than any sound in the world, Xiao Qi thought in his heart, his hand stroking his own heart, which seemed a little different from his own.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and Bai Ze’s voice came from outside: “Master Lu, please come to the study for a moment.”

“Okay, I’ll be right there.” Lu Qinyuan responded to the outside, placed a kiss on the top of Xiao Qi’s head, “I can’t stay with you, go out for a walk if you’re bored.”

After Lu Qinyuan left, Xiao Qi went downstairs, stood in the empty living room and looked around. Only Sha Tang was in the kitchen researching new dishes. Xiao Qi walked to the edge of the kitchen and asked, “Where’s Zhu Yan?”

The counter was piled high with various ingredients that needed to be used. Sha Tang was holding a recipe and muttering something in a low voice. Hearing Xiao Qi’s voice, he suddenly raised his head, “Ah, what did you say? Him, he’s gone on a mission.” He lowered his head and continued to look at the recipe.

Xiao Qi “mm”ed, and asked, “Is it dangerous?”

“No mission is without danger, but don’t worry, that bear is tough.” Sha Tang put down the recipe, uncovered the bowl covering the Shaoxing wine jar on the stove, slightly lifted a corner of the lotus leaf, and a rich aroma of wine immediately wafted out. He scooped some soup and tasted it, the saltiness was just right, mellow, and rich in flavor, the taste was not bad. Sha Tang himself was quite satisfied, nodding his head. He turned around and saw that Xiao Qi was still there, “Still here? Then go find Min Jia, I made Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, come and try it together.”

The afternoon sun was warm and pleasant. Min Jia was lying in a deck chair, holding a computer and writing programs with flying fingers. The phone was on speakerphone and placed on the table next to him, with Qi Yue’s nagging voice coming from inside. The crackling sounds combined with Qi Yue’s voice added a bit of liveliness to the quiet afternoon.

Xiao Qi stood not far from Min Jia, not immediately calling out to him, looking at Min Jia’s free and unrestrained appearance, his nose soured, and his throat felt as if something was blocking it, making it uncomfortable. He opened his mouth and let out a soft whimper, quickly closing it again, just staring blankly.

Min Jia felt someone was watching him, and when he looked up, he saw it was Xiao Qi, his eyes fluttering and staring blankly at him, as if looking at something behind him. He felt strange, “Xiao Qi, what’s wrong? What are you looking at?”

Xiao Qi’s eyes trembled, he came back to his senses, tilted his head, and smiled, “Brother Sha Tang made Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, he asked me to call you.”

“Okay, wait for me to go with you.” Min Jia closed his computer, reached out and hung up the phone, cutting off Qi Yue’s nagging, walked over and ruffled Xiao Qi’s head, put his arm around Xiao Qi’s shoulder, and entered the house.

In the dining room, Sha Tang had already placed the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall on the table and set out the bowls and chopsticks. The three of them sat together closely and started eating.

The Buddha Jumps Over the Wall was rich in meaty flavor, soft and tender, thick but not greasy. The aroma of Shaoxing wine mixed with various meat and vegetable aromas went straight to the lungs, with flavor within flavor, its taste endless. Sha Tang was thoughtful, and paired it with a dish of shredded radish, a dish of ham mixed with bean sprout hearts, and a dish of mushrooms stir-fried with pea shoots. He also made silver thread rolls to go with the food. Just smelling the aroma made people’s appetite increase greatly, and once they started eating, they couldn’t control their mouths.

Xiao Qi had a small appetite. He had been force-fed two bowls of porridge by Lu Qinyuan before and hadn’t digested it yet, so he couldn’t eat much, but he couldn’t help but want to move his chopsticks. Min Jia almost swallowed his tongue, not even having time to speak. Seeing that Xiao Qi didn’t move his chopsticks much, he knocked on the plate in front of him when he saw that the plate in front of Xiao Qi was empty, signaling Xiao Qi to eat quickly. Xiao Qi then picked up a chopstick of bamboo shoots and chewed slowly.

After a jar of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall was finished, the three people who had satisfied their appetites were very satisfied, sighing and savoring the taste of the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.

Min Jia rubbed his stomach and sighed, “I’m going to die.”

“Don’t, if you die, Doctor Qi’s return will cost me my life.” Sha Tang asked the servants to clean up the dishes, and also sat there to digest. He ate extremely politely, but the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall had enough for four people. Although he couldn’t SnatchedMin Jia, he still ate until he was full.

“That’s good, don’t worry about not having Buddha Jumps Over the Wall to eat down there.” Min Jia looked at Xiao Qi, “I see you didn’t eat much, are you not feeling well?”

“No, I’m not hungry.” His hand was secretly rubbing his stomach underneath the table. Xiao Qi usually ate until he was 70% full, and after his habit of many years was suddenly broken, his stomach couldn’t take it.

After discussing things, Lu Qinyuan and Bai Ze came downstairs and smelled a lingering fragrance. Looking at the three people’s decadent appearance after the feast, they knew that they had opened a small stove to enjoy the delicious food alone again.

Lu Qinyuan said with a smile, “Eating good things behind my back again.”

Sha Tang immediately stood up and said with a smile, “I was thinking of Master Lu, I saved some for you, I’ll go get it.” He looked at Bai Ze teasingly, “Of course, there’s also a portion for our White Butler.”

Bai Ze waved his hand and told him to go quickly, then turned to talk to Min Jia, “I have something to ask you, Mr. Min, will you have time later?”

Min Jia glanced at him, smiled, and nodded, “I’ll have time if you give me half of the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.”

Bai Ze smiled helplessly, “Okay.”

Lu Qinyuan looked at Min Jia, sat down next to Xiao Qi, and first asked him, “Is the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall delicious?” Noticing that his hand was rubbing his stomach, he asked again, “Not feeling well?”

Xiao Qi smiled, thought for a while, and said, “It’s very delicious, I ate too much.”

Lu Qinyuan immediately got up, “Let’s go, let’s go out for a walk.”

Without waiting for the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall to be served, he left with Xiao Qi.

Sha Tang came over with the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall and saw that Lu Qinyuan was gone. He wondered, “Huh, where’s Master Lu, and Xiao Qi isn’t here either.”

Bai Ze teased, “Your Buddha Jumping was too slow, Master Lu couldn’t wait.”

Min Jia added, “Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is not as good as being with Xiao Qi.”

Sha Tang understood and began to think, how should three people divide two portions of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall?

Each villa has its own garden, which can be arranged according to the villa owner’s preferences, but in fact, Shijian Mountain itself is a huge mountain forest garden, with natural masterpieces of craftsmanship and meticulous artificial carving. It can’t be said that there is a view at every step, but there is a view every three steps.

Xiao Qi walked and stopped in front, touching flowers and picking grass for a while, occasionally bending down to pick up two crystal clear pebbles, holding them in his fingers to look at them in the sunlight, and after looking at them, he put them in his pocket, looked back at Lu Qinyuan and continued to walk forward.

That vitality was completely different inside and outside the door. Inside the door, he was quiet and restrained, and outside the door, he was free and easy.

Lu Qinyuan could clearly feel Xiao Qi’s happiness at this time, and thought that he should let Xiao Qi go out more often.

He couldn’t help but think of what Bai Ze had mentioned in the study, Lu Jianwei wanted Lu Qingshuang to quit drugs? What kind of trick was this? Could it be that he regretted it? He didn’t know if that bitch Lu Qingshuang would give him this chance to atone for his sins.

After Lu Jianwei’s evil taste game, the Lu family’s stable position in Shang Ning City was probably in jeopardy. After all, Shang Ning City was not only covered by the Lu family, but there was also an easily overlooked existence hiding in the dark, ready to kill them with one blow at any time.

Although that person had always valued harmony, and Shang Ning City was his home field, he still had to guard against it.

Lu Qinyuan looked at the free figure in front of him, he had to protect him.

Xiao Qi didn’t eat dinner. He wanted to go back to his room to rest, but Lu Qinyuan didn’t allow it, so he had to curl up on the sofa and read a book. Lu Qinyuan came over after dinner and found that Xiao Qi’s posture hadn’t changed from when he left to when he came back. He reached out and tapped him on his slightly lowered head, “Don’t get too close, lift your head up.”

Xiao Qi slightly raised his head, and felt his body being picked up. In an instant, he was sitting on Lu Qinyuan’s lap. A pair of hands gently rubbed his stomach, and the tip of his chin resting on his shoulder scratched his bones a little. He could clearly hear Lu Qinyuan’s breathing in his ear, and the exhaled breath was a little hot, blowing on his skin, giving him a burning sensation.